what should you consider first on a seizure attack, the patients safety or airway?

Question

what should you consider first most....

Answer 1

Safety! You should never ever try to stick anything in someones mouth while they are having a seizure! I heard a story once where someone tried to stick a popsicle stick in someones mouth to open their airway, and they broke it in half and choked on it. There is nothing you can do for a patient's airway until the seizure stops.

Answer 2

having dealt with alot of patients experiencing seizures id say patient safety is the major priority. all u have to do for airway is high flow oxygen administation and turn the patient lteral to avoid aspiration. if there are no reversable causes of the seizure administer lorazepam, which actually stabilizes the electrical activity in the brain. anyway if the patirnt gets injured while ur focusing on the airway wtr u gna do? Oh and the correct approach is actually S.A.B.C.D. Safety. airway. breathing. circulation and drugs if needed.

Answer 3

Airway always comes first, its all about the ABCs. Airway, Breathing, Circulation are always first consideration. There is not much you can do about keeping them from hurting themselves anyway, besides maybe putting a pillow under their head.

Answer 4

You put them in a safe position and then clear the airway.

Answer 5

The nursing student is right. You are learning well! The mouth is clenched so tight during a seizure, there really is nothing you can do. but, you can prevent them from injury by helping them to the ground, and preventing them from hitting their head.